Editing Mallorca (section)

===20th century and today===
A [[Spain under Franco|Nationalist]] stronghold at the start of the [[Spanish Civil War]], Mallorca was subjected to an [[amphibious warfare|amphibious]] landing, on 16 August 1936, aimed at driving the Nationalists from Mallorca and reclaiming the island for the [[Second Spanish Republic|Republic]]. Although the Republicans heavily outnumbered their opponents and managed to push {{convert|12|km|mi|abbr=on}} inland, superior Nationalist air power, provided mainly by [[Kingdom of Italy#Fascist regime (1922–1943)|Fascist Italy]] as part of the [[Italian occupation of Majorca]], forced the Republicans to retreat and to leave the island completely by 12 September. Those events became known as the [[Battle of Majorca]].<ref>''The Spanish Civil War'', Hugh Thomas (2001)</ref>

Since the 1950s, the advent of mass [[tourism]] has transformed the island into a destination for foreign visitors and attracted many service workers from mainland Spain. The boom in tourism caused Palma to grow significantly.

In the 21st century, urban redevelopment, under the so‑called ''Pla Mirall'' (English "Mirror Plan"), attracted groups of [[immigrant worker]]s from outside the [[European Union]], especially from Africa and South America.<ref>[http://themallorca.net/2009/01/15/large-rise-in-number-of-foreign-nationals/ "Large rise in number of foreign nationals"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726150037/http://themallorca.net/2009/01/15/large-rise-in-number-of-foreign-nationals/ |date=26 July 2009 }}. ''The Mallorca''. 15 January 2009.</ref>

==== Archaeology ====
In September 2019, A 3,200-year-old well-preserved [[Bronze Age]] [[sword]] was discovered by archaeologists under the leadership of Jaume Deya and Pablo Galera on the Mallorca Island in the [[Puigpunyent]] from the stone megaliths site called [[Talaiot]].<ref>Emblematic objects for societies in transition. An archaeological and archaeometric study of the sword of Serral de ses Abelles (Puigpunyent, Mallorca). Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports Volume 40, Part A, December 2021, 103201</ref> Specialists assumed that the weapon was made when the [[Talaiotic culture]] was in critical decline. The sword will be on display at the nearby Majorca Museum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://allthatsinteresting.com/talayot-sword-mallorca|title=3,200-Year-Old Bronze Age Sword Unearthed On Spanish Island Of Mallorca|last=Margaritoff|first=Marco|date=20 September 2019|website=All That's Interesting|language=en-US|access-date=30 October 2019|archive-date=30 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030182936/https://allthatsinteresting.com/talayot-sword-mallorca|url-status=live}}</ref>